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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1887-04-21

iC. C. PowNING, Washoe Co.
ALvARo EVANS, Wa>hoe Co.
rHEo. WINTERS, Washoe Co.
+. DANGBERG, Douglas Co.
w. S. BAILEY, Churchill Co.
Jos. MARzEN, Humboldt Co.
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Accounting for the Price of Butter.

Boston Transcript
Well" said the housekeeper to the grocer,
''seems to me that buffers awfu! high all Of a
sudden! What makes it go up 500 Cows sickP
''Nom," responded the grocers man; 1.-The cows
are all right, the troubles with Congress. You
see, in consequence OF the long-haul and short
haul clause of the intestate-commerce act
freights are up. and of course have to ad-
vance butter. That's one OF the laws OF trade,
you know. When the dealer has to pay less he
charges the customer more to make up the bal
ance--No. l mean-we you know what meanp
YES" the housekeeper admitted in rather a
dubious tone. s'Well'm, in order that our GUS
toners may understand the reason for the ad-
vance in butter, we have issued in neat form
on the back of our call cards complete copy of
the interstate commerce act just as it passed by
Congress"
Thereupon he placed in the housekeeper's
hands picture of four beautiful young women
standing in the steam of laundry. in ecstatic
contemplation of the wonders worked by
"Soapem's Wasboline" which. it was added,
was sod by Smith & Co., Main street, Podunk.
On the other side OF the sheet was the full text
of the interstate commerce act The house
keeper put her spectacles and carefully Pc
rused the bill. and vet sha said she could not IN.
derstand what substantially similar con-
temporaneous conditions had to do with the
price of butter made in the town in which it is
sold
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Labor Notes.

MILWAUKEE,. April ia new scale of prices
was presented to-day TO the merchant taiors
All refused to sign it, and tho journeymen
tailors, 400 in number. will strike on Monday
They demand an average increase of about 30
per cent.
CHICAGO, April 15.-The two hundred furnace
men in the employ OF the Union Steel Company
went on strike to-day, and the company is
preparing for a strike of Its remaining / 800
workmen. All the employees except a very
small number of Poles, are knights
of Labor. The Poles we're only re-
Gently hired, and the Knights have not
taken kindly to them Numerous fights have re-
suited. A day or two ago Knight who assailed
a Pole was discharged by the company His re-
instatement was demanded, and being refused,
threatens to extend to the other departments
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A Famous Cathedral.

The famous old cathedral at ST. Augustine.
Fla, which burned on Tuesday last, was
the largest and oldest church in the city. 1t was
built in 1893. at cost of over SIC 600 Its quaint
Moorish belfry, with four bells, set within sep
arate inches. formed a complete The
plain white walls of the old cathedral loomed
high above the surrounding buildings and were
fanked by great decaying plasters. covered with
verdure at the base. There was no tower. only
the small belfry flush with the facade a continu-
alton of the WALL rounded at the top
and fsurmounsed by wooden cross. A
few openings were cut into this coquina, where
hung a great broken bell and three smaller
bells. and these chimes hourly rang out
grating music The cathedral had the usual
amount of tinssl and gauze, wax flowers and
candles. and French colored Autographs of
sanity people. On the left OF the sanctuary
was the quaint white altar of the Virgin. An
opening above let in the daylight behind the
draped figure holding the infant Jesus in her
arms, giving a beautiful effect of hight with the
figure in strong relief. In the sacristy there
only old staircase aud IAN odd wardrobe
with the broken head of wooden saint \
solid sily lamp OF ancient design burned IN the
sanctuary. The south end OF the church had
massive stone columns. great gloomy galleries
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Brief Mention.

An otter and a beaver. two very rare animals
in Illinois, were killed near Oquawka recently.
Miss Maggie Hodges. daughter of ex-Sherif
Hodges of Cairo. now residing at Hodges Park,
took her life by shooting herself through the
heart with a revolver.
Mrs Kerr. of Kankakee, while working with
a sewing machine ran the needle through her
finger. The needle became bent in such man.
ner that Mrs. Kerrs finger could not be released
until machinist was brought
The bill providing for the setting apart,
formation and disbursement of police pension
fund in Cities villages and incorpora, ed towns
has passed both Senate and House. and only
awaits the Governors signature to become a
law
At it's session in Clinton the presbytery rein
stated the Rev. Harries, OF Heyworth, who had
become implicated in a misunderstanding with
his congregation, also the Rev. @ B. Tnayer,
who had been suspended for CRIMINAL miscon-
duct. The latter was indicted by the grand
jury last year for selling mortgaged property.
found guilty, and placed in Jail for short time.
His good behavior since. however. induced the
assembly TO act favoraby on his petition. He
will go to Wisconsin, where he has a congrega-
tional charge.
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INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
Cowardly and Deliberate Murder Inside
the Walls of the Southern Prison.
Another Farmer Swndled Out Of a Snug Sum
of Greenbacks - Long Separated Lovers
United in Wedlock- Notes and Gleanings.
INDIANA.
Case of Deliberate and Premeditated Muir
der in the Jeffersonville Prison.

A Case of Deliberate and Premeditated Muir
der in the Jeffersonville Prison.
Special to the Indianapolis journal
JEFFERsoNvILLE, April IA cold booded
and deliberate murder was committed at the
southern prison this evening, about O'Clock,
Frank Harris, who was sent there from Putnam
county to serve three years for larceny, being
the victim. and Macy Warner the perpetrator Of
the deed. The two were employed in the shoe
department, and, so fa- as could be learned.
neither had any particular grudge against the
other. A few minutes before quitting time
Warner was seen to be whettine shoe knife,
and remarked at the time, II will kill the -
-" No one paid any attention to his
remark, not knowing against whom the threat
was made. When he had finished whetting the
knife he walked over to the bench where Harris
was sitting, and, making desperate thrust at
the latter's throat, slit it open from to ear
The bloodthirsty william slipped up behind his
victim. taking him unawares Harris died a
few hours after the cutting occurred. He was
quiet, inoffensiye man. Warner is one of the
most desperate characters in the prison. He has
committed three murders. His first victim was
acitizen of Terre Haute, and he served term
in the northern prison for the crime. He is now
serving out twentyon years sentence for
killing policeman at Washington, Daviess
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-16
Why the Bows Go on Strike.

PlTTsBURG, April 15.-The tent boys in sew
eral of the glass houses are out on strike for an
a week spending money They always do it in
the spring, when they want to get off for sea.
son to play base ball and go fishing. The places
where they on strike Rpley's factory,
South Side, fifty boys; MacBeths South Side,
sixty boys; Evans's factory, South Side, fifty
boys. and the Excelsior factory, on Gist street
fifty boys. 1t is expected all the boys will join
in the strike if the good weather continues. 1t
throws good many men out of work, but they
bear it until the boys get tired or are sent back
to work by their parents.
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He Knew Hawthorne.


Following is the little story told by the Rev
DR.. Cheney in a recent lecture on the life of the
late Nathaniel Hawthorne. On tour in search
OF "reminiscences he found number of gentle
men airing themselves at the foot of Bunker
Hill monument. one of whom he accosted:
did you ever know Nathaniel Hawthornea"
ne asked
Know Nat Hawthorne? Why, Of course
knew him; he and my brother were great Gro
MES"
''Then you know, probably, something about
his early works."
"Worksl Nat Hawthornes works9 Say was
he any relation to youl No. Well then, just
let me tell you something about Nat Hawthorne
He was the coneoundest. LATEST chap that ever
drawed breath. Why, I've seen that fellow day
after day settin' around the fields and woods
nappin', and blinkin' and winkln like a sleepy
toad. He pever could DO anything until Frank
Pierce was elected President and he was a
friend of Mats and got him job in the custom
house. After that believe he had some place
in England or some other foreign country"
But don't you know that he wrote some very
beautiful books?'
"Oh. yes; l remember bout his hobby for
writin', and, mind We. that's about all he would
a-done if 1t hadn't been for Frank Pierce"
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Sale of Short-Horn Cattle.

Special to tie 1ndianapoIis journal
EDIsBURG, April 15.-The public sale of
short-horn cattle of J. A. Thompson. deceased,
took place here to-day, and was largely attended
by stockmen from Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana.
5. r. Quick e. Son, of Columbus, purchased
Sweet Rose, sixth. for $4OO; second Duke Jubi-
lee. of Forest Shade, for sl30; Mary Hopkins for
500, and Lonan Hopkins for sos; E. A.
Davenport, of Horace Ind, purchased
Maggie Hopkins for Sl1O; Fl. w. Lambert. of
Columbus purchased Zodie Hopkins for $l05,
Alex. Pruitt, OF Shelby county, purchased
Sharon harrington for $3.50; Martin Cutsneer,
of this city. Effe Hall for $l20, and La La Dodge
for 500; l.. Gales. of Whitelaud. Duke Wiley
for sl75; J. A. Stran, OF Arcania. Wiley Duchess
for $40: Martin Cutsinger, of this city, Rose
Vanmeter for 5000. These were part Of thu
most important sales of to day.
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Political Issues for the knights.

PHILADE LPHIA, April Ito morrows issue
of the Journal of United Labor will contain
long article by Mr. Powderly. Referring to the
intentions of the knights of Labor Mr.. Powderly
will say: knights of Labor need not 60 away
from home to get issues to advocate. They
have declaration of principles, any one of
which. carried out, would materially advance
the welfare of the human family. Take this
fourth section of our platform, for instance:
That the public lands, the heritage Of the peo-
pie. be reserved for actual settlers; not another
acre for railroads spectators, and that all
lands now held for speculative purposes be taxed
to their full value The latter clause especially
would materially lessen the tax rate in nearly
every municipality in the country by making it
profitable to build. a graduated income FAX.
which is the thirteenth article of our faith, would
more equitibly divide the burdens of taxation.
The doing away with banks of issue is a third
important plank-a question which will soon
have to be met for the rapid payment OF gov
eminent bonds will induce the issuers of the
illogical and expensive national bank currency
to ask congressional sanction for some other
means of keeping hold of this source OF income,
and last, but not least, is the matter of equal
Importance to free government, State ownership
of railroads, telegraphs and the like means of
Transporting intelligence, passengers and freight
On this point the Knights speak with no un-
certain sound"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-16
Another Farmer Swindled.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WARSAW, April 15.-John J. Miller, an olGl
and wealthy farmer living near Milford, in thu,
northern part Of this county, is the victim of "a
confidence game whereby he is loser s., 800. Tn,
circumstances are almost identical with the cas-,
at Warren. and the game was no doubt worke !
by the came men who robbed old ma
Lewis. Two men called on Miller. thi
morning and bargained for his farm. On To
road to Milford, accompanied by Miller, to com
plete the negotiations, they met the customar '
afable stranger who induced them to bet a fe, y
dollars on little trick with cards. Miller wa s
easily duped, and the rascals departed with his
money. The men were we'll dressed and ,of
pleasing address. They took the train on the b
& o. at Syracuse and went east. A reward oi
$500 is offered for their apprehension.
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pany. No water found until depth of
nearly eight hundred feet had been reached, and
then an abundant supply, which oyerhowed the
well.
George Howard. en- route from dance near
Harmony, sat down the ties and fell into a
dose A freight, backing. struck him. fractur-
ing his skull and otherwise fearfully manging
hira. He lived but short time after being
found.
a new bank. chartered under the State laws,
with $50 900 capital, and known as the Delaware
County Bank, has been organized at Muncie by
the selection of the following officers and direct
ors: r Sprankle, of Cleveland. president; J. K
Sprankle, vice president; c. Fl. Church, cashier;
directors, George Kirby. William Mcclellan,
Charles Willard, J. r. Sprankle. c. H. Church,
X. Sprankle and Isaac Meeks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-16
ILLINOIS.

How the Citizens and School Children of
Marshall Celebrated Arbor Day.
Spec ial 10 the indianapolis Journal
MARSHALL, April 15.-The Marshall public
schools observed Arbor Day this afternoon in
grea style School was dismissed for the after
noon at 100 p NJ, and scholars, teachers
and all resident members of the alumni gathered
at the college building, and. headed by
the band, marched once around the public
square. returning to the schoolhouse Each of
the six classes which have graduated from the
high-schoo the first being that of 1884, set out
q young maple tree, and the scholars of the va
Eious rooms set out eighty others. An immense
concourse of citizens and residents Of the sur
rounding county witnessed the ceremonies.
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"REMINISCENCES OF RAYMOND.
One of His Practical Jokes on Sothern, and
How 1t Was Repaid.

New York World.
Speaking of John and Ned Sothern, / re-
member they once fell together in San Frar CISCO,
years ago. Raymond at the California and Soth-
err at the Busn-street Raymond had caught
on to queer habit the Chinese epicures have
there of eating puppy dogs 1t is very we'll
known there, and most OF the Bohemian Club
fellows have tried them. Well, John met Ned
one day and told him he had struck great
thing, chinese supper after the show. Kay
mond that night took him mp there with the
gang They all ate pretty well, and Sothern
just stuffed himself with delcacy that he
took great fancy to- Raymond went in heavy
on the pigeons, insisting that Sothern should
let go of the roast and try them, but Sothern
would not DO 1t. When they were all sitting
on the balcony and the fddles were rasping
the varnsh off the carved work. So,hern
said Its great. / would not have missed it.
That was absolutely the most delicate pig ever
ate
"'Pig, nothing said Raymond, it was
dog
..'DogP
"'Yes, dog
g 'Boshr
&c. Bet YOU bottle it was dog
"Sothern turned pale. but took It, Thew went
back to the kitchen and there, sure enough. was
the skin, head and paws of the puppy still on
the chopping- block Sothern disappeared. He
did not come back, but went home mad Poor
fellow. it was a long time before he foreaye it y
There was a laugh and then some one said
''Tell US the sequel. Billy"
Florence srnIled !'You want the seouel do
Won? Well. was always a friend of Sothern
when he xvaa mot davilino ma with eoma hohhorv
or other. and a connie of years afterwari fail
into Memphis along with RAYMOND We had a
big niger COOK at the hotel with one of the
toughest faces ever saw on a human being. I
took care of him with a dime or two and he mt
| himself ont for ma in the cooking line He 90.
| me M dish one day that was might GOOD and
1t was nv first taste of the coon. 7
was talking with Sothern about it and an
| idea struck me. told him to get one and stew
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Non-Union Men Beaten.

PITTsBURG, April 15.-John Vernon, a nom
union workman, who came from Huntingdon,
Pa, to take the place of one of the locked out
men at Woods's iron works, Mckeesport, Pa,
was called from his boarding house las. night
and severely beaten by several strange mon.
He was quite painfully injured and so badly
frightened that he left the city at once. The
discharged men claim that they know nothing
whatever regarding the assault. The firm are
inclined to doubt the statement that he was
frightened off, but think he spirited away
for the purpose of intmidaung other men who
have been working. The detectives have the
in hand and are trying to solve the mys-
terry of the mans disappearance.
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New York World
II never think of Raymond without also
thinking of Matilda Heron" said Mckee Ran
kin. Raymond and Sothern. years ago were
running the St Johns Theater IN New Bruins
wick They had engaged Miss Heron, and, as
usual they painted her name IN large letters on
a transparency which they had rugged up on an
old wagon. Inside of it they put some must
clans, and for several hours each day It was
driven all over the town with the musicians
footing like factory whistles. Well, Matilda
arrived. John met her at the station, and as
they reached the hotel the old wagon came up
the street.
".Just in time said John.
"sWhat is it, JOHNNY said she.
"'Ge: right in, Matilda; it's all right
'iOh, my God. Johnny, cannot get in that
said the poor woman
..sOh. nonsense, don't say that said the man
ager Everybody does it. The people expect
it. They want to you. Won't have a soul
in the house if you don't
''She heaved sigh and prepared TO mount
while the musicians, staring in CONSERVATION,
made her place on the board seat But her
courage failed her. She casped her hands and
almost fell On her knees. saying: Please.
Johnny, please don't make me. I'll do any
thing for you al. my life.
Raymond knitted his brows and shook his
head. ''Pon honor2 he finally said.
"'Oh | swear it,
He relented. but all her life he held the
promise over her."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-16

New York Mail and Express Interview.
When the poet hove in sight the watchful re-
porter spied him, and bracing up, advanced a
few steps and greeted him thuslv:
II believe this is Mr.. James Russell Lowell2f
Yes that is my name"
"Mr. Lowell, am reporter"
II thought you were q reporter; yes, Thought
So"
mr.. Lowell. wish to interview you'
"Neveri never. | was betrayed once by a re-
porter, and | snail never be betrayed again.
Mr.. Lowell brushed past the astonshed re-
porter and disappeared in the dining hall. The
CONSERVATION of the young reporter was great
as he turnedto the clerk of the hotel and asked
Now, who could have betrayed him. l won
derl'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-16
The Trouble with the Stockholders.

CLEVELAND, O., April 15.-The stove-molders'
strike in this city will undoubtedly be naugu-
rated next Monday morning, at which time the
patterns from ST. Louis, Chicago, Milwaukee,
Keokuk and Belevile, H., will be placed on the
molding-foors in several Cleveland foundres.
D. NJ. Thomas of Louisville, KY, secretary of
the general executive committee of the Stove
founders National Defense Association, and W.
W. Baldwin, of this city. chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the third district, arrived
from Detroit this morning Soon after Mr.
Thomas issued circular order to stove-founders
of the third district. telling them to send the
fourth district patterns to the foundries on Mon
day. The circular was conformity with
resolution passed in Detroit by the general
executive committee on Thursday. Mr. Baldwin
stated that the obnoxious patterns had already
been divided, and all foundries in this district
would obey the order and try to make castings
on Monday. The association expected that the
moders in every foundry, with the exception of
few small country shops. would Immediately
quit work. I'VE ready for the FRAY" con-
Guided the secretary, land we will soon find out
whether the dog is to wag the tail or the tail
wag the dog"
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Minor Notes.

D W. Middleton, of Jennings township. Scott
county, desiring to end his life, made a variation
on the usual hackneyed methods of suicide and
went out where woed-choppers were at work and
let tree fall on him
u. ;. Grant, promising young man Of nine
teen belonging to prominent family died near
Rensseiear, yesterday. from blood poisoning, re-
sultlne from amputation OF his leg. his horse
.eil upon his ankle and crushed it, eight weeks
sgo
The third gas well is being sunk at Craw-
louisville, this time by the citizens. Work is
III. In progress on the well of the Citizens COM
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-16
The Kokomo Gas Boom.

Special to the 1ndianapoIis journal.
KoKoMo April l5.-There was another mon
ster citizens mass meeting held in the open air
tonight in the public square for the purpose of
booming the city and inducing capitalists en- d
MANUFACTURERS to locate here There is great
activity in all branches of trade; new building 3
are going up like magic in all directions One
hundred and twenty five capitalists and busines
men arrived in the city to-day. Among others
the large Ithica, n. Y, glass works closed a con
tract this evening for a location here, and will
begin the erection of mammoth plant at once
The bona ide real estate sales for to-day Will
reach $l500OO The State GeoloCiss is IN the
city, and after thorough test Of the wells ere
pronounces them the best west of Findlay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-16

The picturesque castle of St Angelo, at Rome,
is no more to be the scene of those annual fire.
work displays for which it has become famous.
commission appointed fly the Minister of Pub
lie Instruction. who has jurisdiction in these
matters, in consequence OF the castle beRg San
ancient nonument'-i. g.. Hadrian's maHsoieum
has reported that the fixing of the great set
pieces infiicts great damage on the building, and
that last year great holes were knocked into its
walls By the pyrotechncs. So the minister has
forbidden its further devotion to rockets and
squibs, and the municipality is at its wits ends.
1t would be well if the same authority were TO
veto in like manner the smoky illumination Of
the Coliseum with Bengal FIRE and Roman can
dies. even though charity is pleaded as ex-
cuse. This dissertation is about as ridiculous
and homogeneous as the periodical "sublimation
OF Niagara Falls with lime light and coiored
glasses.